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HENRY'LUMBARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASS IGNOR TO HIMSELF, GEORGE E.GERTS, AND JOHN SCHMIDT, THE SAME PLACE Le ttizrs' Patent No. 73,107,ated January 7; 1868.

IMPROVED BROOM.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY LUMBARD, of Chicago, in the county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Street: or Stable-Brooms; and I do hereby declare that thefollom ingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in whiehFigure 1 is the elevation of the brush,

Figure 2 is the section of the block, and

Figure 3 is the-end elevation of the block.

The object of my invention is to secure the reed, cane, bass, rattan, orany other suitable substances, that can be conveniently used for streetor stable-brooms, in the block in a perfect-manner, as will behereinafter fully explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. v

One, two, or more grooves, a a, with bottom of a semicircular shape, aremade in the block A,'and the' reeds, done, or other suitable substancesare passed over the wedges B B, arrangedso as to fit thegrooves a a, andthe wedges, with the reeds on them, are driven tight into the grooves,two or more rivets, C C, passing through the block A and the wedges B B,thus securing these to the block. Beside these, there are screws ornails driven through said wedges into the block.

To render the block capable to withstand wear and tear, metallic platesD D are put at its ends, with flaps covering the sharp angles, and thewhole being sccurly fastened to the block. is a. handle.

It is evident that it is impossible for the reeds ofthis broom to falloht, as is often thecasewith ordinary brooms, in which reeds are put inbunches into the block and secured-by cement only. Here the reeds maybreak off, but not drop out.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

Thearrangemcnt of the rcedson the wedges B B, and the manner of securingthem to the block A by means of said wedges, substantially as and in themanner herein set forth. I

Incombination with the above, I- claim the rivets C C and plates D D,arranged as-described and specified.

' HENRY LUMBARD.

Witnesses:

Jns. R. HAYDEN, J. B. "luncunve.

